Financial Services – Conflicts of law and collateral in international securities markets

Abstract

The author describes the role of securities as collateral for international financial exposure and explains the range of legal techniques used to take collateral in cross-border scenarios. Article by Dr Joanna Benjamin (Deputy Chief Executive, Financial Law Panel) published in Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.